Q: Is 178,942 a Prime Number?
A: No, 178,942 is not a prime number.
A prime number is a natural number, greater than one, that can only be divided by 1 and itself.
The number 178942 can be evenly divided by 1 2 17 19 34 38 277 323 554 646 4,709 5,263 9,418 10,526 89,471 and 178,942, with no remainder.
Since 178,942 cannot be divided by just 1 and 178,942, it is not a prime number.